Team ball key to UC success

Cronin: 'I still think we're evolving'

7:03 PM,
Jan. 3, 2012

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The most obvious change in the University of Cincinnati basketball team during its current six-game winning streak has been its embrace of the 3-point shot as an offensive weapon.

The Bearcats enter Wednesday's 7 p.m. game at Fifth Third Arena against Notre Dame (9-5 overall, 1-0 in the Big East) ranked second in the league in 3-point field goal percentage at 38.8 with 299 attempts, second only to Villanova, which has attempted 300, and has made 116, 15 more than any other team in the league.

But if you ask the UC players how the team has changed since its loss to Xavier on Dec. 10, 3-point shooting ...